News of July 19, 2009
Military jet crashes in China, killing both pilots
Posted at: Sun Jul 19th, 2009MOSCOW, July 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Chinese military plane crashed on Sunday during preparations for counter-terrorism exercises with Russia, killing both pilots, a source in Russia's Defense Ministry said.China's official Xinhua news agency reported earlier in the day that a fighter-bo...
Former F-35 worker sues Lockheed, alleges software lapses
Posted at: Sun Jul 19th, 2009
A newly unsealed lawsuit accuses Lockheed Martin of developing corrupt and possibly dangerous software for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flight control system and then lying about it to the government.
F-15E crew perishes in Afghanistan crash
Posted at: Sun Jul 19th, 2009SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Two Air Force officers were killed July 18 in the crash of an F-15E Strike Eagle. The aircraft, assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., was flying in support of coalition operations in eastern Afghanistan. The crash occurre...
